...the weeks just keep racing by...

Last Sunday, was the big day...my Dad's Golf Benefit...in efforts to make enough money so he could go golfing at Pebble Beach. It was the most beautiful day...not only because of the weather...but because of the love and support that was shown by family, friends and the community. There were a total of 18 teams which was about 75 golfers and many more people who just came out to support my dad and family.

On Saturday morning we surprised him with flying Mona in and she even golfed on my Dad's team with Stuart and Joe and my cousin Eric.

We started the morning EARLY...we were on the golf course by 5:30am placing the signs...

...yes that's Ben in his baseball uniform...he was right in the middle of the Rattlesnake Tournament and had to be at the fields at 7:30...we were so grateful for Stuart's mom who came out to the golf course and grabbed Ben and then stayed with him during his game since we couldn't be there.

We had 1st, 2nd and 3rd places prizes for the teams...

..drawings and raffles prizes too!

Anxiously awaiting the "Shot-Gun" start...

...and they are off...


There were so many golfers...and I couldn't get around to take photos of all of them....here are a couple...



...by mid-morning the local news arrived...



Here's the link from the newscast from my Dad's Golf Benefit "Driving FORE a Dream".

...as the golfers started finishing up the BBQ was ready for them!


...even STARBUCKs was there providing iced tea and their new iced via!

...I am happy that we were able to get another family photo, the first one has an extra face in it...the son my parents never had...their god son, our cousin Eric. We were so happy he could join us and share this special day with my dad.


...and last but certainly not least...the teams scores. We had the most amazing turn out...we have even kicked around the idea to hold a tournament every year in my dads name...were ALL proceeds will go to Glioblastoma Multiforme Reasearch.


On the Friday, before my Dad's Golf Benefit we received the results from his June 23 MRI, we were saddened to hear that the tumor was growing again. Last week we went back to Spokane where GammaKnife was performed to kill the live cancer cells. We will need to wait till Aug, 5th, when he'll have another MRI to check to see if the tumor is growing again.

My mom and I were there watching the GammaKnife procedure...when they were giving my dad his numbing shots before inserting 4 pins into his head I felt so sad...the look of pain on my dads face was almost too much for me to handle. Once his frame and pins were attached my dad was placed into the Gammaknife and radiated. This radiation is supposed to kill the live cancer cells causing the tumor to grow.


We watched on a monitor while the radiation was killing the live cancer cells. We could see my dad's foot keeping time to the music that was being played for him...before he drifted off to sleep only to be woke up again so that they could reposition him for more radiation. The entire process from beginning to end was over 8 hours and the radiation portion was a good 40 minutes. My dad had an amazing nurse...who spent a great deal of time talking to us and preparing us for the road we are about to travel. I am so thankful for her honesty...and the support she gave us that day...we need to start preparing...the road is about to get a whole lot worse.